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Protesters say oilsands development kills environment U.S. approval of pipeline a ‘no-brainer’: Prime minister JESSICA SMITH

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More than 100 protesters climbed over a fence police erected on Parliament Hill yesterday and then sat peacefully, waiting to be arrested. Greenpeace, the Council of Canadians and Indigenous Environmental Network organized the protest against the development of the oilsands and pipelines that carry Canadian oil to the U.S. It was modelled after the Keystone XL pipeline protests outside the White House, and getting arrested was part of the plan from the beginning, organizers said. Protesters who jumped the fence in front of Centre Block were handcuffed with plastic zipties, booked, given a $65 trespassing ticket, warned to stay off Parliament Hill for a year and then driven off, said George Poitras and Liz Bernstein, who were among the first over the fence.

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RCMP Sgt. Marc Menard said more than 100 protesters were arrested for obstructing police, but, ultimately, only given a provincial offence notice for trespassing. “I’m actually missing the class I teach at the University of Toronto,” said Keith Stewart, after he climbed over the fence. “Right now, my students are in class.” Asked why he was willing to be arrested, he said, “I’ve been writing environmental policy and lobbying politicians for over a decade, and that’s not doing anything. And I’ve got a daughter.” In a news release issued during the demonstration, Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver defended the oilsands and the Keystone pipeline as “a stable and secure source of energy to the world.” He said the pipeline would create more than 140,000 jobs in Canada in the next 25 years, and generate $600 billion in economic activity.

Keith Stewart, a Greenpeace member who teaches at the University of Toronto, is arrested and cuﬀed as more protesters sit and wait for their turn to be taken into custody on Parliament Hill yesterday. More coverage and a photo gallery at metronews.ca. To see Immigration Minister Jason Kenney’s tweet about the protest and ensuing response, see page 15.

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Cellblocks go high-definition JOE LOFARO/METRO

Surveillance equipment at Elgin St. cells cost in excess of $200K: Police JOE LOFARO

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Special Const. Romulus Simon demonstrates proper Temporary Restraining Device (TRD) use on Ottawa Police Services Board chair Eli El-Chantiry yesterday at a public meeting.

Staff Sgt. Neil Preston unveiled new cellblock surveillance equipment yesterday at the Ottawa Police Services Board meeting in the hopes that it will give the public a “better understanding” of the force’s work. One hundred 720p highdefinition cameras, with audio recording, are among recent upgrades at 474 Elgin St., which Preston said was long overdue. “If people can watch a video and they see something happen, but there’s

no audio connected with it, there’s room for people to fill in the blanks,” said Preston. “So when we put the audio into it, we get to see the prisoner verbalizing. “I think that goes a long way for the public to understand why we have to use force.” Police also installed a panic strip on the wall outside each cell for emergencies, which activates an alarm as well as audio recording when an officer touches it. About a dozen special constables attended the public meeting led by board chair Eli El-Chantiry.

Advocates want housing on agenda

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An anti-homelessness group wants to make affordable housing an election issue as it anticipates its revenue will plummet under a new federalprovincial funding agreement. The Alliance to End Homelessness (ATEH) fears Ottawa’s allocation of funds under the Affordable Housing Plan will drop from $15 million per year on average to $8.4 million because of a new Investment in Affordable Housing agreement. To put the decrease in perspective, the newly opened Cornerstone’s Housing for Women on Booth Street alone was a $10-million in-

vestment. Yesterday, ATEH released the results of a survey of provincial election candidates’ positions on housing policy. “This is an ongoing concern for us,” said Sue Garvey, ATEH executive director, adding Ottawa needs 1,000 new affordable-housing units over the next 10 years to reduce homelessness. Instead of rating each party’s answers, ATEH encourages voters to visit endhomelessnessottawa.ca to draw their own conclusions on where parties stand on homelessness and affordable housing. The NDP, Liberal party, and

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Green party candidates in six ridings across the region submitted answers. ATEH said the Progressive Conservatives refused to answer the questionnaire because they only answer questions relating to their platform during elections. The PCs sent ATEH a letter outlining their platform and offered to arrange a meeting after the election. “The (PC) platform doesn’t include housing as something that they’re basing this campaign on, so the voters can call their MPPs directly if that’s important to them,” said Dan Sabourin, ATEH vice-chair.

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On the web at metronews.ca Dan Sabourin, ATEH vice-chair, holds the results of a local candidates’ questionnaire on aﬀordable housing with executive director Sue Garvey yesterday.

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Everyone knows we’re boring, right? Not so fast, say locals with the keys to hidden Ottawa There’s a lot more than Parliament! RYAN DAVIES/FOR METRO

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Laura Byrne Paquet Came to Ottawa in 1983 to attend Carleton University. Found out a lot about the city when she went to work for Capital Publishers.

Byrne Paquet’s cool spots • The Buzz restaurant, 374 Bank St. (“Great food, trendy vibe, but not at all pretentious.”) • Collected Works bookshop, 1242 Wellington St., in Wellington Village. (“Friendly staff, great books.”) • The garden on the roof of the Rideau Centre. (“No one knows it’s there, and it has a great view.”)

rob mclennan Ottawa-born author of more than 20 books of poetry, fiction and non-fiction. Networks relentlessly, meeting other writers, organizing book fairs and reading series.

mclennan’s cool spots • Carleton Tavern, 223 Armstrong St. (“Formerly known as the Carleton Ugly Club.”) • The Manx, 370 Elgin St. • The Elmdale Tavern, 1084 Wellington St. W. (“The Dusty Owl poetry-reading series is held here.”) • Ottawa International Writers Festival, writersfestival.org.

Shelley Taylor B-boy Scott Sugden “battles” at the February 2008 edition of Timekode at Eri Café.

Kwende Kefentse Discovered the underground scene through DJing, hanging out in record shops, hopping on buses to explore the city and cocking an ear to catch snippets of conversation.

Kefentse’s cool spots • Grounded Kitchen and Coffeehouse, 100 Gloucester St. • Jean Albert’s Soul Food, 495 Somerset St. W. (“I’m a chicken-and-waffle

regular.”) • Fall Down Gallery, 288 Bank St. (“A new space down at Bank and Somerset that I hang at from time to time.”) • Timekode: a sweaty dance party in celebration of all things soulful, funky and innovative. It happens on the third Friday of the month at the Eri Café Pan African Social Club, 953 Somerset St. W.

Owner of what Capital Xtra once called “the small, feminist, queerfriendly sex shop,” Venus Envy, which recently marked its 10th anniversary on Lisgar.

Taylor’s cool spots • La Petite Mort Gallery, 306 Cumberland St. • Raw Sugar Café, 692 Somerset St. W. • Octopus Books, 116 Third Ave. • Galerie SAW Gallery, 67 Nicholas St. • The Moon Room, 442 Preston St.

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Firefighters battle basement blaze A family of four has been turned out of their Cahill Drive home by a fire. Officials say the fire started in the basement of their row house end unit. Firefighters encountered extreme heat in the basement upon entry but managed to contain fire there. A firefighter was assessed and treated on scene by the Ottawa Paramedic Service for heat exposure, but didn’t have to go to hospital. Damage to the unit was estimated at $150,000. METRO

Stabbing on Walkley Road Police are investigating a stabbing that happened

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news: ottawa just before 2 a.m. yesterday on Walkley Road near Ayers Road. A 22-year-old man had been stabbed and paramedics treated him at the scene with trauma dressings and intravenous fluids. He was listed in stable condition on arrival at the Ottawa Hospital Trauma Centre. The injury was not life threatening.

Cuddy to release album to ‘extraordinary population’ Coming to Ottawa to release solo album

A 44-year-old man fell through a roof at a job site at 360 Maloney Boulevard in Gatineau yesterday. Police received a call about the incident at 1:13 p.m. The man, who had been doing electrical work fell nine feet and suffered head injuries. He was taken by ambulance to the Gatineau Hospital and authorities are investigating the reason for the incident. METRO

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Jim Cuddy’s new solo album shows a grittier, more urban side of life than much of his past work and he’s coming to this city to release it. “Ottawa’s been a particularly good place for Blue Rodeo and myself, we’re very well received there, there’s lot’s of things to do there,” says the Blue Rodeo front man, of the reason why the capital is getting the first visit from his promo tour. “It’s got an extraordinary population that goes out to see music. Just look at the Bluesfest and the number of people that go to that compared to the size of the city.” Soulful and at times

CD release Jim Cuddy's new CD “Skyscraper Soul” hits stores today.

sounding like a rainy day, the album’s sound is less rooted in country than Cuddy’s past work, but will still be easily recognizable to Cuddy’s fans. He says he had few spots for fiddle and found the trumpet reflected the city feel better. On one stand-out track, Water’s Running High, Cuddy’s sound goes decidedly up tempo and solidly into blues rock territory. “I had in mind that I had spent a lot of time in my musical life talking about rural life,” says Cuddy. “But

Jim Cuddy says his album cover portrays a person who had big dreams of success in the ﬁnancial world in the city, but was disappointed to learn the reality wasn't so pleasant.

what I hadn’t done was reflected a lot of the inspiration I get from the city and so Skyscrapper Soul was meant to be in praise of the city.” While he says cities can be more complicated and

sometimes more disheartening places than the restorative, pastoral landscape of the country, they’re also filled with energy, inspiration, and, often unexpected acts of kindness and hope.

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U.S. student called ‘she-devil’ in Italian court STEFANO MEDICI/ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lawyer cites ’explosive mix of drugs, sex and alcohol’ in 2007 crime Graphic images of the murdered victim shown at hearing Italian lawyers described Amanda Knox, the American student convicted of killing her British roommate, as a “she-devil” and a “witch” in an appeals court yesterday, while calling her alleged victim a “beautiful girl in the prime of her life.” The court also saw gruesome photos of the seminaked, bloodied body of Meredith Kercher as two lawyers made closing arguments at the appeals trial of Knox and Raffaele Sollecito, her co-defendant and former boyfriend. Knox and Sollecito were convicted of sexually assaulting and murdering Kercher. Knox was sentenced to 26 years, Sollecito to 25. They deny wrongdoing and have appealed their convictions, which were issued by a lower court in 2009. Diya “Patrick” Lumumba, the owner of a bar in Perugia, was accused by Knox of being the murder-

Murder in Perugia Knox and Sollecito insist they spent the night at his house the night of the murder. A verdict in their appeals case is expected by next week. Knox and Sollecito hope to be freed after four years in jail; prosecutors have asked the court to increase both their sentences to life in prison, Italy’s stiffest sentence.

er shortly after the 2007 killing. He was briefly jailed and then cleared. Lumumba is a civil plaintiff in the case — in Italy, civil portions of cases are heard at the same time as criminal content. Knox maintains police pressure led her to accuse Lumumba, a Congolese national in whose bar she occasionally worked.

Amanda Knox, centre, is escorted to court in Perugia, Italy yesterday. The American student is waiting to see if an appeals court will overturn her conviction in the 2007 murder of her British roommate.

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Hunter may have shot web-famous bear Researchers fear a hunter may have killed a black bear named Hope who became famous when her birth in northeastern Minnesota was broadcast live to a worldwide audience over the Internet. Lynn Rogers, senior biologist with the North American Bear Center and its affiliated Wildlife Research Institute, said yesterday that Hope was last seen Sept. 14. Rogers is waiting to hear

from the Department of Natural Resources whether a hunter registered killing a bear matching the description of Hope. He said the local game warden told him he’d need to seek clearance from other DNR officials to release the information. The centre installed a camera inside Lily’s den and thousands of people watched over the Internet as Hope’s mother, Lily, gave birth two winters ago. Hope did not have a ra-

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In this May 2010 ﬁle photo, a researcher uses food to lure bear cub Hope out of a cedar tree near Ely, Minn.

dio collar but often roamed with Lily, whose collar showed she visited the hunter’s bait station three times — on Sept. 15, 16 and 17. Rogers said he knows the hunter who maintained the bait station, and knows he would not shoot a radio-collared bear, which is legal but officially discouraged in Minnesota. He said the hunter answered some questions via email but did not say if he shot Hope. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Canadians can breathe easy: WHO A new study from the World Health Organization suggests the air quality in Canadian cities is among the best urban air in the world. In the WHO’s compila-

tion of 91 countries, only cities in Estonia and Mauritius had cleaner air than Canada. Mongolia registered the highest average pollution levels at 279. THE CANADIAN PRESS

CBC faces federal scrutiny The Conservatives are hauling the CBC onto the carpet this fall to explain why it is fighting the access-to-information law in the courts, part of

increased scrutiny of the public broadcaster’s spending and practices by the new majority government. The move comes at the same time the Conservative party surveys its members on whether CBC funding is good value for the taxpayer. THE CANADIAN PRESS

Bear essentials Lily’s Facebook page has more than 132,000 fans and word of Hope’s potential demise has generated hundreds of postings, mostly from opponents of hunting. People in 132 counties and students at more than 500 schools have been following the lives of Lily, Hope, and Lily’s youngest cub Faith, biologist Lynn Rogers said.

Woman uses Facebook to report robbery An American woman has found a unique use for her Facebook account: reporting a robbery. Police in Chattanooga, Tennesse said 20-year-old Rolanda Hill answered a knock at her door Sunday

night and a man stuck a gun through the open door and forced his way inside. Hill used her computer to report the crime to her Facebook friends and asked them to call police. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Myanmar protests allowed — for some Democracy activists freshly tested the new Myanmar government’s avowed tolerance for dissent by gathering peacefully yesterday at a central landmark in the country’s biggest city in honour of giant protests four years ago.

Four truckloads of riot police and two prison vans stood nearby but police did nothing to interfere with almost 60 activists who held a prayer vigil at Sule pagoda in Yangon. However, police harassed or stopped marchers in other parts of the city. A nominally civilian but army-backed government that took power earlier this year from a decades-long ruling junta said it will liberalize politics but continues to hold about 2,000 political prisoners. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Libya’s new leadership to end state security courts BELA SZANDELSZKY/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Libyans press forward to do away with hated remnants of old regime

Saudi woman dares to drive A Saudi activist will stand trial for defying the kingdom’s ban on female drivers, a lawyer and rights advocates said yesterday, revealing clear limits on how far the conservative Muslim land is willing to go to grant women greater rights. Just a day earlier, King Abdullah, who is regarded as a reformer by Saudi standards, decreed that women would be allowed for the first time to vote and run as candidates in elections for municipal councils starting in 2015. He also promised to appoint women after two years to the Shura Council, the currently all-male consultative body with no legislative powers.

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Activists in Saudi Arabia and abroad welcomed the changes as a step in the right direction, while urging the kingdom to end all discrimination against women. In Saudi Arabia, no woman can travel, work, marry, divorce or live independently without permission from a male guardian. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Samia Tahir, a U.S. citizen from Illinois who lived in the city of Tawarga, holds her daughter while waiting to be rescued outside Sirte, Libya yesterday.

Canada extends stay Canada was there at the start of the NATO-led mission in Libya and intends to be there when it ends, Defence Minister Peter MacKay said yesterday as the House of Commons deliberated an extension to Canada’s

role in the mission. With a Conservative majority, the debate was largely symbolic. The motion passed easily by a vote of 189 to 98, with Liberals supporting the extension. The New Democrats opposed the measure, saying Canada should remain in Libya but with a different mandate.THE CANADIAN PRESS

Libya’s transitional justice minister said yesterday that he has approved a measure to abolish the country’s state security prosecution and courts, which sentenced opponents of the old regime to prison. At a press conference in Tripoli, Mohammed alAlagi, part of Libya’s new leadership after the ouster of Moammar Gadhafi, said he has signed a document to disband the bodies. The step still needs to be approved by the National Transitional Council that now runs the country. “I am personally very happy to sign an approval to end the state security prosecution and court, and the state security appeals court,” al-Alagi told reporters. He said the document includes a request to abolish a third court for special cases where many opposition members were sentenced to life terms in prisons like Abu Salim in Tripoli, where inmates were massacred by Gadhafi’s regime. The justice minister, asked about his response

Food shortage Hundreds of civilians fled Moammar Gadhafi’s hometown yesterday to escape growing shortages of food and medicine. They fear their homes will be struck during fighting between revolutionary forces and regime loyalists. Anti-Gadhafi fighters launched their offensive against Sirte nearly two weeks ago, but have faced fierce resistance from loyalists holed up inside the city.

to Scotland’s request for evidence and witnesses to aid the investigation into the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, said “the case is closed.” He noted that the only man convicted in the case, former Libyan intelligence officer Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, was freed from a Scottish prison in 2009 on compassionate grounds because of illness. The minister said there’s no reason to keep dragging the case into court. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Judge throws book at teen who killed dad A now 19-year-old Winnipeg man has received close to the maximum youth sentence for killing and dismembering his abusive father in 2009. Judge Janice LeMaistre deducted just eight months for the time he has spent in custody since he turned himself in about a month after the June 2009 slaying, then pleaded guilty to first-degree murder. That means he must serve 64 months in secure custody and another four years of conditional super-

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vision. His defence lawyer had asked for two years. LeMaistre noted that since the slaying, the young man’s mother and her other children are no longer being terrorized by the man who was killed, but she said the nature of the offence still called for a severe penalty. THE CANADIAN PRESS

Cushnie, 57, and Donald Richard, 35, have each pleaded not guilty to firstdegree murder and conspiracy to commit murder in connection with the September 2007 death of Ivan (John) Radocaj. The 43-year-old died of bluntforce trauma to the head. JAMES TURNER IN WINNIPEG

Many identified themselves as high school students Marchers got support from motorists, pedestrians ANGELA MULLINS/METRO

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Nearly 100 people took to London, Ont.’s downtown streets yesterday to protest what they called “police brutality” against 17-yearold Jaz Bennett. Bennett, a Grade 12 student at H.B. Beal Secondary School, said he was shocked by a stun gun as police broke up a fight Thursday near the school. He walked along with the protesters, at times trailing several blocks behind and holding his chest where one of the Taser prongs entered his body. “I got jumped. I was defending myself,” he said about last week’s fight, which resulted in assault

Masha Sultan, 18, a student at H.B. Beal Secondary School in London, Ont., yells at oﬃcers yesterday outside the London Police Service headquarters.

with a weapon charges against him. “I felt relieved to see the officers (arrive on scene).” The roving protest lasted several hours, making its way from Beal high school to police headquarters before heading to the city’s downtown core and

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then to city hall. Some tense moments came early on as the crowd stopped in front of the police station. There, three police officers lined the front steps and others stood guard nearby. Several people were warned that stepping off

Not onside Not everyone was stirred to action by yesterday’s police protest. Wesley Demmerling, 17, a Grade 12 student at H.B. Beal Secondary School, thought the group got a little too rowdy at times and lost its focus. He was especially worried after he said someone jumped on a car outside city hall.

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Young men allegedly called for religious freedom and said ‘Long live the Dalai Lama’ before they set themselves on fire in China, says Free Tibet Two Tibetan monks set themselves on fire yesterday in a protest over China’s tight rein over Buddhist practices, a rights group said as the Chinese government reiterated it will choose the next Dalai Lama. The London-based Free Tibet campaign said Lobsang Kalsang and Lobsang Konchok, both be-

lieved to be 18 or 19 years old, self-immolated at the Kirti Monastery in Sichuan province’s Aba prefecture. The official Xinhua News Agency said in a brief report that did not identify the monks by name that both were rescued by police, suffered slight burns and were in stable condition.

China has said that religious law requires that the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama be born in a Tibetan area under Chinese control. The Dalai Lama has said his successor could be born in exile and has even floated the idea of choosing his own successor while still alive — perhaps even a woman. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Background China reviles the Dalai Lama as a separatist, and wants to pick a pro-Beijing successor. The Dalai Lama insists he is only seeking increased autonomy for Tibet, not independence, and opposes Beijing’s involvement in selecting its leaders.

An exiled Tibetan monk takes part in a candlelight vigil in Dharmsala, India, as people react to news reports of self-immolation by two Tibetan monks at the Kirti Monastery in China’s Sichuan province yesterday.

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Dozens killed as India floods rage on More rain expected Engineers told to cancel holidays to guard embankments from further damage Monsoon rains destroyed mud huts and flooded wide swaths of northern and eastern India, killing at least 48 people in recent days and leaving hundreds of thousands marooned by raging waters, officials said yesterday. Those stranded took shelter atop trees, hills and rooftops in the eastern states of Orissa and Bihar and the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. Rescue helicopters dropped food in hard-to-reach areas, while hundreds of boats ferried the stranded to safety. But the rains, expected to continue for two more days, were holding up rescue efforts, officials said. All 31 people killed over the weekend in Uttar

Pradesh state died when roofs of their mud houses collapsed, Relief Commissioner K.K. Sinha said. The state offered compensation of about $2,200 to victims’ families. “Many of them died in their sleep,” said P.K. Upadhaya, a district magistrate in Jaunpur, where 18 of the deaths occurred. “Heavy rainfall hampered the rescue operation.’’ Another 17 people were swept away over the weekend by floodwaters in Orissa state, where more than 130,000 have been evacuated from low-lying areas near rivers. Since the monsoons began in August, more than 70 people have died in Orissa. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Disaster scene In Bihar state, soldiers rescued more than 200 people who were stranded when flood waters from the Sone River entered their village. At least 500,000 people have been affected by floods as torrential rains and overflowing rivers inundated central and southern Bihar, said Vyas Ji, a top official. At least 12 districts in Bihar were flooded after authorities in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh states released water from overflowing dams.

A woman carries her injured son through ﬂood waters at Pahanga village in Orissa’s Jajpur district in India. Monsoon rains have collapsed mud huts and ﬂooded wide swaths of north and east India in recent days, leaving hundreds of thousands marooned by high waters.

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No gold winner in quake experiment In the ongoing quest to better anticipate future earthquakes, scientists embarked on an ambitious experiment: Identify the likeliest places where magnitude-4.9 quakes or stronger would occur in seismically active California over a five-year period. Half a dozen teams decided to give it a shot. They developed sophisticated computer models, submitted their best guesses and waited. The goal was to see whether there was a reliable way to flag a seismic hotspot before the ground shakes. The exercise — which began in 2006 and wrapped up last December — was not aimed at predicting quakes, which remains elusive. Instead, researchers were asked to pinpoint regions where quakes were more likely to occur based on past seismic history, activity on

Quake questions While scientists cannot say with certainty when and where a quake will strike, they have an idea of how they behave. For example, a big quake will produce smaller aftershocks in the same area.

fault lines or other factors. During the test period, 31 quakes larger than magnitude-4.9 rattled the state. So how did scientists do? “No single model takes home all the gold,” said seismologist John Vidale of the University of Washington. U.S. Geological Survey seismologist Sue Hough agreed. The experiment shows just “how difficult it is to even evaluate rigorously the success of prediction methods,”she said.

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TRANSIT CAN BE A REAL PICK-ME-UP I hate to drive. Maybe I liked it for a few months back when I was 16 and my learner’s permit JESSICA NAPIER meant a newfound sense of METRO independence, but these days I just don’t see the appeal. Don’t get me wrong. I am not a terrible driver — or at least, I’d like to think I’m not. Sure there has been the odd fender bender and one unfortunate speeding ticket when I was 18 but nothing too traumatic. I understand the rules of the road and am certainly physically capable of driving from A to B. I’m just not very fond of it. When I am behind the wheel, I am permanently on edge. I get heart palpitations at the first sign of inclement weather, and the combination of speeding cabs, weaving bicyclists and jaywalking pedestrians sends my nerves into overdrive. I hate the overly aggressive road ragers and the lost hours spent staring at break lights in a traffic jam. I actually prefer taking “Sitting on a bus public transportation, even or train gives me on its slowest, smelliest and most uncomfortable time to myself; days. Not because I can’t aftime to sleep, to ford to drive, or because I read and to stare am an environmental crusader, but because, for me, inappropriately it’s just so much easier. at attractive Sitting on a bus or train strangers. Public gives me time to myself; time to sleep, to read and transit is to stare inappropriately at empowering — attractive strangers. Public bus drivers don’t transit is empowering — bus drivers don’t care care when I’m when I’m intoxicated and intoxicated and they let me check my they let me phone for text messages check my phone whenever I want. As a non-driver, I am exfor text empt from all of the monemessages tary costs associated with car ownership. I don’t have whenever I to worry about repairs or want.” parking and I admittedly have no concept of how much car insurance costs (but I hear it’s horrendous). And while the occasional fare increase will irk me for a month or two, it is nothing compared to the daily emotional roller coaster that results from the fluctuation of crude oil prices. I know mass transit isn’t always the fastest or most convenient way to travel, and I’m not immune to the eye-rolling frustrations of yet another late bus or stalled train. But most of the time I can breathe deeply and get over it because I want to believe that the benefits of communal commuting outweigh the negatives. Riding transit might make me more dependent at times, but it is also blissfully liberating in so many ways. For us anti-automobile folk, freedom is a monthly pass and a good book.

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Letters I stood proud last week while people watched us march at Take Back The Night. The feelings of joy were spread through each of our faces, though pain swept most of our hearts. A march like this shouldn’t still be going on. Every day a woman, a child, a friend, a mother is exposed to sexual, mental and physical violence. Why? Why would our voices not be heard on the first incident? I recognize today something I did not understand two days ago: Standing up, using your voice and demonstrating a protest will help end the violence and against women and children. Although we need laws and justice to get there, the true, lingering and frustrating question is when? The march began at Minto Park, where you will find the women’s monument. Slowly women and children and the odd man gathered together. Each of us greeting others with warm smiles and laughter. The bond each of us held together is too difficult to explain. In most cases we were complete strangers. MELONIE KILBY OTTAWA

Juan Antonio Hernandez tries to touch a ﬂower in order to feel its temperature and thus determine the sunlight’s angle as he prepares to photograph the ﬂower at a park in Mexico City earlier this month.

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Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz are a happily married New York City couple seeking a simpler life in New England in Dream House.

Taylor Lautner received a noisy welcome at the European premiere of his latest film Abduction. He meet fans at the British Film Institute’s IMAX screen in London last night. A Facebook campaign ensured he’d promote the movie in the U.K., with more than 79,000 supporters “liking” the page on the site. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Shortly into my conversation with Irish filmmaker Jim Sheridan I begin to understand what his daughter Kristen meant when she said her father “exists up in the clouds. In order to communicate with him, you have to go up into the clouds yourself.” When I mention the quote to the Dream House director he laughs and tries to explain. “I think that’s probably true in relation to the way I approach actors and sto-

ry. I know directors like Tim Burton or David Fincher, they‘re very structured visually. Then there’s the approach that says, ‘It’s emotional over here.’ But emotions are invisible and it’s hard to catch the invisible. Trying to catch the invisible is very interesting because it’s just something that happens in front of you rather than something that has happened, as Hitchcock said, and then I’m only shooting it.” A scheduled 10 minute interview stretches into 35

minutes as the three time Oscar nominee chats amiably about the movies he thinks will eventually become classics — “the poetic ones that don’t make as much sense” — on artistic vision — “it’s a product of interior emotion” — the meaning of the Kubrick film 2001 — “it’s a baptism!” — and, of course, his new movie. In Dream House real life newlyweds Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz are Will and Libby, a happily married couple who leave New York City for a simpler life in New England.

Of course, this is a thriller, so their hopes for a happy life are dashed when they discover their new home was the site of a grisly murder. “It’s a genre piece,” he says. “It’s a psychological thriller with horror overtones and detective story overtones, but essentially, deep down it’s a love story. It’s in the vein of A Beautiful Mind and Shutter Island. We’ve made the kind of movie with thriller and horror elements, but women will like it.” Sheridan may exist in

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Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf ) being reluctantly dragged yet again into the Autobots vs. Decepticons fray. But at least he has a new girlfriend to play with, in between explosions. She’s feisty rich girl Carly, played by Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, a former Victoria’s Secret model. Carly easily fills the gap left by the departed Megan Fox, who was bounced for comparing Bay to Hitler. PETER HOWELL

Can there possibly be any justification for buying George Lucas’ creaking space opera yet again? Yes and no. If you really want the very best sight and sound available for home systems, you need this Blu-ray package, which includes not only the sainted original trilogy that began in 1977, but also the damned prequel one that began in 1999. If you’re happy with what you already have on regular DVD, then save your money. The extras are bountiful, including scratchy (and brief ) deleted and extended scenes from the original trilogy, which began with Star Wars in ’77. (It’s now called Star Wars: Episode 4 — A New

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Michael Jackson’s two oldest children, Prince Michael and Paris, are reportedly eager to take the stand in the manslaughter case of Dr. Conrad Murray, the man accused of causing the pop star’s death, according to Radar Online, but their grandmother, Katherine Jackson, is resisting the idea. “She knows how traumatic it would be for them, but both Prince Michael and Paris have said they want to tell the jury what they saw on the day their father died,” a source says, adding that Michael’s sister, La Toya Jackson, isn’t opposed to the idea. “La Toya has said it would be good for the children to ‘get what is inside them out of them.’ She feels it is a way for them to release the hurt. Above all though, she believes her brother was murdered and what Prince Michael and Paris could tell the jury would inevitably help convict the doctor.”

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Prince William, who is second in line to the British throne, admits its current occupier shows no signs of stepping aside, according to the Daily Mail. “We do hint at taking some things off her, but she won’t have anything of it,” he says of his 85-year-old grandmother, the Queen of England.

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Vitamin D — the sunshine vitamin — got another thumbs-up recently. A small study in Oregon found that children with serious mental illnesses are more likely to be deficient in vitamin D than children with good mental health. Researchers at the Oregon Health & Science University, led by Dr. Keith

Cheng, tested vitamin D levels in 67 children (ranging from seven to 17) in a psychiatric hospital. The children had illnesses including anxiety disorder, autism, disruptive disorder, mood disorder and psychotic disorder. They compared these to children in the general, healthy population. Vitamin D deficiency was found in 21 per cent of the inpatients, compared with only 14 per cent in

healthy children. This is not enough evidence to say low vitamin D causes mental illness, but the subject is worthy of further study, said the authors. This is a good reminder to Canadian parents that vitamin D is important, especially in the fall and winter months, when children get less sun. Recognizing this, the government has raised the recommended daily allowance (RDA) for chil-

dren. “As we go into October 2011, I am thrilled that the RDA for children has gone up three-fold, compared to October last year,” says Dr. Reinhold Vieth, director of the bone and mineral laboratory at Mount Sinai Hospital and a professor at the University of Toronto. “Official government agencies are advising parents to provide children with 600 I.U. vitamin D as the average daily supply,

and I think that is excellent basic advice.” Vieth notes that Vitamin D helps prevent rickets and may lower the risk of influenza or allergy. Some research shows vitamin D boosts mood and reduces risk of depression. “Modern lifestyles are generally sun-avoiding,” he warns. “Of course there is also less vitamin D-forming UVB sunlight available the farther north one goes.”

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The truth about colonics Despite the cost of about $100 per session, many people swear by colon hydrotherapy as a way to lose weight and be healthier. But as our writer, Lesley Young, found out, there are some myths — and some truths. Here are just a few: Myth #1: “It prevents constipation.” No, it doesn’t. It can relieve it temporarily, but only when other

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restoration. Within minutes, a crown or veneer can be created out of a modern, ceramic material.

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Most patients are thrilled with the results. The digital technology, combined with minor adjustments by your dentist, work to create a tooth that ﬁts and functions in your mouth like your natural tooth. And the ceramic material used can create such a close match with your surrounding teeth, nobody will suspect you have a crown. All this can be achieved with one simple trip to the dentist! So if you have been putting off the crown your smile needs because you do not have the time to visit your dentist two or three times, ask your dentist if s/he uses CEREC or E4D. If so, invest in your smile by scheduling that appointment. When you see that youthful smile in the mirror, you will be glad that you did. Because smiling keeps us feeling young, energetic and it is a healthy habit…and healthy habits lead to healthy lives. Dr. George Parry - Dental Surgeon

routes, such as dietary changes, don’t work. Myth #2: “It helps you lose weight.” Any pounds that might be lost are gained back right after the procedure, as soon as you resume eating and drinking. Myth #3: “It permanently rids us of bad bacteria.” There’s a balance of good

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food

Lavish lunches to go

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The Red Apron, known for its meal service, also has a lunchtime storefront The menu changes regularly and features delicious soup and sandwiches SHARI GOODMAN

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Not only can you subscribe to a meal service from The Red Apron, but you can dine lavishly on sandwiches and soups at their storefront during lunchtime. Behind the counter, the open kitchen is buzzing with activity. As for lunching, you can either grab one of the stools along the counter at the window or take your lunch to go. The menu changes regularly, but on a recent day I had a choice of a Greek or Ploughman’s sandwich. The roast beef in the Ploughman was tender and

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flavourful. A generously thick slice of aged cheddar sat on fresh bread that was slathered with chutney and Dijon. A slice of sweet, homemade pickle provided the perfect crunch and completed this carefully curated medley. The butternut squash soup was lightly flavoured, creamy and silky. And the chocolate chip cookie was chewy on the inside and slightly crunchy on the edges — perfect. When you want a quick brown-bag lunch or a luscious take-home dinner, head to The Red Apron.

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Ingredients: • 500 ml (2 cups) butterscotch chips • 500 ml (2 cups) chocolate chips • 250 ml (1 cup) raisins • 250 ml (1 cup) cranberries • 375 ml (1 1⁄2 cups) salted pretzels, broken in half • 500 ml (2 cups) whole almonds, dry roasted (or substitute whole almonds, salted)

Preparation:

In a large double boiler or large bowl over gently simmering water, melt butterscotch and chocolate chips for about 10 minutes.

2 Ploughman’s Sandwich and Creamy Organic Songberry Farm Butternut Squash Soup

Once melted, turn off heat. Add raisins, cranberries, pretzels and almonds. Gently stir, making sure no water

gets into the bowl.

Drop teaspoonfuls onto wax paper-lined cookie sheet.

Refrigerate until set, about 30 minutes. Makes 3 dozen. RECIPE COURTESY OF TRISH MAGWOOD FOR CALIFORNIA ALMONDS, ALMONDBOARD.COM

A tarragon twist on classic crème brulée Ingredients: • 375 ml (1 1⁄2 cups) whipping cream • 125 ml (1⁄2 cup) buttermilk • 125 ml (1⁄2 cup) granulated sugar, divided • 5 ml (1 tsp) grated lemon zest • 2 eggs • 2 egg yolks • 10 ml (2 tsp) vanilla Tarragon Cream • 125 ml (1⁄2 cup) 35% whipping cream

• 22 ml (1 1⁄2 tbsp) liquid honey • 15 ml (1 tbsp) chopped fresh tarragon • 7 ml (1 1⁄2 tsp) grated orange zest Topping • 75 ml (1⁄3 cup) sugar • 375 ml (1 1⁄2 cups) fresh blackberries or raspberries • Fresh tarragon sprigs (optional) • Fresh cracked black pepper (optional)

Crème Brulée Preparation:

Preheat oven to 160 C (325 F). In a saucepan, combine cream, buttermilk, 50 ml (1⁄4 cup) of the sugar and lemon zest; heat over medium heat until steaming. Then, in a heatproof bowl, whisk together 50 ml (1⁄4 cup) of the sugar, eggs and egg yolks until pale. Gradually whisk in heated cream mixture in a slow steady stream; whisk in vanilla.

Strain through a finemesh sieve into a liquid measuring cup with a pouring spout. Pour evenly into six 175-ml (3⁄4-cup) or eight 125-ml (1⁄2-cup) ramekins or creme brulée dishes. Set ramekins in a roasting pan and place pan in oven. Pour in enough boiling water to come three-quarters up sides of ramekins. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes until tops are firm and centre is

slightly jiggly. Let cool on rack. Cover loosely and refrigerate for about 2 hours, until chilled, or up to 2 days.

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Tarragon Cream: In a chilled bowl, using an electric mixer, whip until cream is thick. Beat in honey, tarragon and orange zest until soft peaks form; set aside. Topping: Preheat broiler, if using. Blot top of custards dry with paper

towel. Sprinkle evenly with a thin layer of the remaining sugar, adding more if required. Broil on a baking sheet, rotating ramekins as necessary, or use a torch until sugar is bubbling and caramelized. Let cool for 3 minutes. Place blackberries or raspberries evenly on top and dollop with Tarragon Cream. Garnish each with a tarragon sprig and black pepper, if desired. THE CANADIAN PRESS

relationships

TIPS FOR A WINGMAN Dear column people, My best friend’s a tool when it comes to women, and I really don’t get it. We’re both decent-looking guys with good jobs and lots of conﬁdence. To top it oﬀ, he’s probably seen every pick-up video out there, but when it comes to talking to women, he can’t close the deal. He tells me to hold him accountable when it comes to getting numbers, and when we’re on the way to a club he’ll keep talking about how psyched he is and how he’ll do this or that, but once we get there, he just stands around and getting him to approach a woman is almost impossible. Any suggestions?

TWO SISTERS

ANDREA & CLAIRE RELATIONSHIPS@METRONEWS.CA

Andrea: Dear BFF,

It sounds like you’re a pretty good wingman. Although holding him accountable, monitoring him, and pushing him can be helpful at first, continuously doing so will take away your effectiveness as

a motivator. Think about it: he keeps “failing” despite your pushing, and nothing happens. Why should he change? Try a different tactic: before going out, have him take out $50 from his bank account and give it to you to hold on to (increase the amount if he’s wealthy). If he gets a number that night, he gets it back. He does not get it back (don’t spend it) until he gets a number. Call it a “date trust fund.” Paying him will be a positive association with getting girls’ numbers and inaction will cost him. Let me know how it goes! Claire: Dear Wingman,

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There is a funny phenomenon that says we often react in contrast to those around us — in other words, your confidence might actually bring out his lack of confidence. I’m not saying that’s the cause of his un-Romeo-ness, but maybe it’s time for another approach. Maybe he should try dating online — it will give him more control over the situation. He can keep things light for as long as he likes, and use online chatting and emails to get to know the woman he eventually chooses to meet. It will allow him to build his confidence, which seems to be lacking. Good luck! TWO SISTERS, 20-SOMETHING ANDREA

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OFFER THEIR DIFFERING VIEWS ON YOUR RELATIONSHIP ISSUES.

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THE RIGHT TIME FOR CHIVALRY ISTOCK

CHARLES THE BUTLER ASKCHARLES THEBUTLER@ METRONEWS.CA FOR MORE, VISIT CHARLES MACPHERSON.COM

Dear Mr. Butler, I would value your opinion on a point of etiquette/respect. I’m in my mid-30s, but it has usually been my practice to rise when women enter or leave the room, or arrive at or leave the table during meals. The only real exception to this has been for very close friends and family who would be embarrassed by the gesture. How should I respond when a woman insists that this gesture of respect for their sex is unnecessary, that I remain seated? Also, should one dispense with the practice when the woman is constantly moving to and from the table or the room, while serving dinner or otherwise going about her hostess duties? Aron

Dear Aron, The custom of a gentleman standing every time a woman enters the room and/or stands at the table is rarely practised in today’s modern world, but does remain common in formal social situations. Remember that etiquette is all about making others feel comfortable in social situations. Therefore if a woman asks you to please stop standing for her, I would respect her request. It also is neither neces-

Don’t forget: Etiquette is all about making others feel comfortable in social situations.

sary nor appropriate to keep standing for a hostess who has to come and go from the table while she is serving her guests. Bravo for being a gentle-

man, and one thing I am absolutely sure about is that chivalry is not dead! HAVE A QUESTION? EMAIL CHARLES AT ASKCHARLESTHEBUTLER@ METRONEWS.CA.

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READY TO OWN? FUN AND FRUGAL LESLEY SCORGIE

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When I was 21 I bought my first house. I’d worked hard over four years to squirrel away enough money for a small down payment. Before too long, however, I ran right into an extremely common trap: home poverty. Basically, all I could afford was my house! It took eight months for my monthly cash flow to ‘level out’ and finally feel like I had two nickels to rub together again. Home poverty happens when after the mortgage, insurance and utilities are paid, there’s little money left over for RRSP contributions, home maintenance, car repairs, vacations, etc. A

person’s cash flow is further jolted with the initial costs of moving expenses, legal fees, closing costs, cleaning supplies and much more. Avoid feeling house poor by preparing for home ownership well in advance of buying. Figure out what you can afford based on your current income, not what you hope your income will be in the future. Use online mortgage calculators (available through any bank) or talk to a mortgage broker. If your credit score is in good shape, banks will approve a mortgage amount that translates into monthly housing payments (mortgage, insurance, taxes and heating combined) that are less than 32 per cent of your gross monthly income. Just because you can qualify for a huge mortgage doesn’t mean you should take one! Less debt almost always translates into less stress.

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Slow and steady wins

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ON MONEY ALISON GRIFFITHS MONEY@METRONEWS.CA

Jack, the three-year-old Warren Buffett wannabe, is in an investing mood now that he has a few thousand in his RESP. Actually, truth be told, it’s his Nana (me) who is hoping to channel him in this direction. But what should he (his parents) buy for his fledgling education account to ensure any post secondary studies are as debt-free as possible? Last week I wrote about the issues parents face in

GIC rates are rock bottom low but still a good bet for education savings. -ALISON’S MONEY RULE

terms of savings choices. RESP? TFSA? RRSP? Because the government tops up RESPs with a 20 per cent grant on the first $2,500 contributed, I suggested his parents focus savings efforts here, at least until they achieve that $2,500 mark to receive the maximum grant. The other option is to contribute some to RESPs and some to RRSPs, then take the tax refund and plunk it in the RESP. But how should they invest the money? Banks, where you open RESP accounts, want to sell mutual funds, most of which charge high fees. Also, as we’ve seen with the latest incarnation of market volatility, equity (stock) mutual funds are offering little joy and much risk these days. Let’s say Jack persuades Mom and Dad to invest with the tortoise rather

than the hare — i.e. GICs rather than the stock market. After 15 years, assuming they achieve a four per cent average annual compounded rate of return over time -— that’s the GIC return plus reinvested income — he will have nearly $62,000 for his post-secondary education. Boring, yes. Safe? Oh yes. The government gives you a 20 per cent return annually on any money contributed up to $2,500. This means you don’t need to take any risks at all. One complication is that most banks have a minimum GIC amount, usually $5,000. But Jack can wait until he has that in his RESP before he directs his parents to buy a GIC and then roll it over annually with the additional contributions added in. Another issue is rock bottom rates. Go for third party GICs offered by other

Learn to raise the next Warren Buﬀett.

financial institutions at your bank. Rates are higher, though the minimum investment might be also. Here’s an example: CIBC’s one-year GIC pays 0.9 per cent annually but the bank offers three GICs from other institutions paying just over 1.7 per cent. CONTACT ALISON AT GRIFFITHS.ALISON@YAHOO.COM. YOU CAN PRE-ORDER HER NEW BOOK, COUNT ON YOURSELF: TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR MONEY AT ALISONGRIFFITHS.CA.

POPQUIZ I keep reading news about a slowdown in the US economy – should I sell my investments? A: Money in America? Is that an oxymoron? B: You should invest! You can’t get the ups without going through the downs. FIND TIPS & TRICKS in Allan Small’s Investment Perspectives Column: Negative news provides a drag on the market. This column and more available at

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sports

metronews.ca TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Jets a hit on the Rock Winnipeg wins pre-season game at home of their AHL farm team For one Senator, a thrilling chance to play in his hometown PAUL DALY/THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Winnipeg Jets forward Jim Slater and Ottawa Senators defenseman Eric Gryba clash in front of Alex Auld and the Senators net during the ﬁrst period yesterday in St. John’s.

“Ultimately, I have respect for the referees and their decision to make calls. You won't hear me complaining about it no more.” PHILADELPHIA EAGLES QUARTERBACK MICHAEL VICK, WHO BACKTRACKED FROM A COMPLAINT MADE SUNDAY THAT HE TAKES TOO MANY LATE HITS WITHOUT THE BENEFITS OF ROUGHINGTHE-PASSER CALLS. THE EAGLES ALSO ANNOUNCED VICK’S RIGHT HAND, INJURED ON A HIT SUNDAY, WAS BRUISED, NOT BROKEN AS INITIALLY FEARED.

The Winnipeg Jets thrilled a capacity crowd at the new home of their American Hockey League farm team with a 3-1 preseason win over the Ottawa Senators yesterday. Mark Scheifele and Troy Bodie scored a pair of unanswered goals in the second period for the Jets as the out-shot Senators struggled to respond. Ben Maxwell added the other goal for Winnipeg. Ottawa rallied and got on the board in the third period as Mika Zibanejad stuffed one in on Jets netminder Ondrej Pavelec. Despite a lengthy power play in the third period on a fighting penalty taken by Winnipeg’s Patrice

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Cormier, the Sens were not able to tie up the match and were outshot 36-28. The game was played before a packed house of 6,275 hockeystarved fans who will be cheering this season for the St. John’s IceCaps, the

Winnipeg affiliate in the AHL. It’s the first time the city has had an AHL team since the St. John’s Maple Leafs left in 2005. The rare NHL spectacle on the Rock was as much a thrill as it was a happy coincidence. It just so happened that nearby Conception Bay South, N.L., won the chance to host the preseason game as part of the annual Kraft Hockeyville contest. That hard-won victory nicely dovetailed with the move of the Atlanta Thrashers to Winnipeg, while the AHL’s Manitoba Moose became the St. John’s IceCaps. And for 25-year-old

Senators forward Colin Greening, who grew up five minutes from Mile One Centre, the chance to play an NHL game in his hometown is a dream come true. “Hockey here is huge,” said the left winger, who debuted in Ottawa last season with six goals and seven assists in 24 games. “I know sometimes you forget about Newfoundland because we’re so far East and we have our own time zone, but hockey’s big here. Everyone’s born on skates.” “We’re proud Canadians, so it’s great to have Hockeyville here and to get another AHL team.”

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Crosby feels closer to contact Sidney Crosby believes he is getting closer to being cleared for contact. The Pittsburgh Penguins’ star was pleased after going through another trouble-free practice yesterday, a day after taking part in a scrimmage in which hits were banned. “Obviously, the more good days you have, the nearer you get, and, hopefully, we’ll get there shortly,” said Crosby, who is recovering from a concussion that occurred more than eight months ago. Crosby, who hasn’t played since Jan. 5, has not yet been officially ruled out for the Penguins’ Oct. 6 opener at Vancouver. However, it seems highly unlikely he will be ready by then as he has yet to take part in any contact work. Crosby sat out the Penguins’ three pre-season games last week and isn’t expected to participate in any of the three this week, all of which are on the road. While Crosby skips any training camp scrimmaging that includes contact, he has looked fast and in shape while going through his regular on-ice work. He has been jostled during some drills, but has reported none of the concussion-related symptoms, including headaches, that bothered him for months after he was hurt. Crosby said he has gone at a 100 per cent exertion level since camp began Sept. 17, if only to get back to playing at a game-like speed. THE CANADIAN PRESS

sports

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

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CENTRAL DIVISION x-Detroit Cleveland Chicago Kansas City Minnesota

x-Philadelphia Atlanta Washington New York Florida

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L 60 70 80 83 88

W 92 80 77 70 61

L 67 79 82 89 98

Pct .579 .503 .484 .440 .384

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x — clinched playoff berth

Last night’s results Boston at Baltimore Cleveland at Detroit N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay Kansas City at Minnesota Toronto at Chicago White Sox Texas at L.A. Angels Oakland at Seattle Sunday’s results Tampa Bay 5 Toronto 2 Detroit 10 Baltimore 6 Kansas City 2 Chicago White Sox 1 Minnesota 6 Cleveland 4 (10 inn.) N.Y. Yankees 6-4 Boston 2-7 (14 inn., 2nd game) Oakland 6 L.A. Angels 5 Texas 12 Seattle 5 Tonight’s games Boston (Bedard 5-9) at Baltimore (Britton 1110), 7:05 p.m. Cleveland (J.Gomez 5-2) at Detroit (Scherzer 14-9), 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Colon 8-10) at Tampa Bay (Hellickson 13-10), 7:10 p.m. Kansas City (O’Sullivan 2-5) at Minnesota (Swarzak 3-7), 8:10 p.m. Toronto (H.Alvarez 1-2) at Chicago White Sox (Buehrle 12-9), 8:10 p.m. Texas (C.Lewis 13-10) at L.A. Angels (E.Santana 11-12), 10:05 p.m. Oakland (Cahill 11-14) at Seattle (Beavan 55), 10:10 p.m. Tomorrow’s games Toronto at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 p.m. Boston at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Cleveland at Detroit, 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. Texas at L.A. Angels, 8:05 p.m. Kansas City at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m. Oakland at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

Last night’s results Cincinnati at N.Y. Mets Philadelphia at Atlanta Washington at Florida St. Louis at Houston Pittsburgh at Milwaukee L.A. Dodgers at Arizona Chicago Cubs at San Diego Colorado at San Francisco Sunday’s results Washington 3 Atlanta 0 Cincinnati 5 Pittsburgh 4 Colorado 19 Houston 3 Milwaukee 9 Florida 5 Philadelphia 9 N.Y. Mets 4 St. Louis 3 Chicago Cubs 2 L.A. Dodgers 6 San Diego 2 Arizona 5 San Francisco 2 Tonight’s games Cincinnati (Arroyo 9-12) at N.Y. Mets (Capuano 11-12), 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Oswalt 8-10) at Atlanta (D.Lowe 9-16), 7:10 p.m. Washington (Lannan 10-13) at Florida (Vazquez 12-11), 7:10 p.m. St. Louis (Westbrook 12-9) at Houston (Sosa 3-5), 8:05 p.m. Pittsburgh (Ohlendorf 1-3) at Milwaukee (Wolf 13-10), 8:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Kuroda 13-16) at Arizona (Parker 0-0), 9:40 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Garza 9-10) at San Diego (Bass 2-0), 10:05 p.m. Colorado (White 2-3) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 12-13), 10:15 p.m. Tomorrow’s games Cincinnati at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m. Colorado at San Francisco, 3:45 p.m. Washington at Florida, 4:10 p.m. Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. St. Louis at Houston, 8:05 p.m. Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs at San Diego, 8:35 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

NHL PRE-SEASON Yesterday’s results Columbus at Washington N.Y. Rangers at Philadelphia Boston at Montreal At St. John’s, Newfoundland Winnipeg 3 Ottawa 1 Sunday’s results Edmonton 3 Calgary 0 San Jose 4 Vancouver 3 Anaheim 3 Los Angeles 1

CFL WEEK 13

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

CENTRAL DIVISION

WEST DIVISION x-Texas Los Angeles Oakland Seattle

NFL

EAST DIVISION W 97 89 88 80 67

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Colorado 3 Dallas 0 Columbus 4 Buffalo 1 Detroit 4 Chicago 3 (SO) At Halifax — Boston 7 Montreal 3 At Charlotte, N.C. — Carolina 4 Winnipeg 0 Tonight’s games Dallas at Florida, 7:30 p.m. Toronto at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. St. Louis at Minnesota, 8 p.m. L.A. vs. Pittsburgh (at Kansas City, Mo.), 8 p.m. Phoenix at Edmonton, 9 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Buffalo New England N.Y. Jets Miami

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82 69 62 109

PF 50 71 51 78

PA 35 60 51 77

SOUTH Houston Tennessee Jacksonville Indianapolis

NORTH Baltimore Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati

WEST Oakland San Diego Denver Kansas City

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1 1 2 2

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SOUTH Tampa Bay New Orleans Carolina Atlanta

NORTH Green Bay Detroit Chicago Minnesota

WEST San Francisco Seattle Arizona St. Louis

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Last night’s result Washington at Dallas Sunday’s results New Orleans 40 Houston 33 Tennessee 17 Denver 14 Detroit 26 Minnesota 23 (OT) San Francisco 13 Cincinnati 8 Buffalo 34 New England 31 N.Y. Giants 29 Philadelphia 16 Cleveland 17 Miami 16 Carolina 16 Jacksonville 10 San Diego 20 Kansas City 17 Oakland 34 N.Y. Jets 24 Baltimore 37 St. Louis 7 Seattle 13 Arizona 10 Green Bay 27 Chicago 17 Tampa Bay 16 Atlanta 13 Pittsburgh 23 Indianapolis 20 Sunday, Oct. 2 Detroit at Dallas, 1 p.m. Washington at St. Louis, 1 p.m. Minnesota at Kansas City, 1 p.m. Carolina at Chicago, 1 p.m. Pittsburgh at Houston, 1 p.m. New Orleans at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. San Francisco at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Tennessee at Cleveland, 1 p.m. Buffalo at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Arizona, 4:05 p.m. Atlanta at Seattle, 4:05 p.m. Miami at San Diego, 4:15 p.m. New England at Oakland, 4:15 p.m. Denver at Green Bay, 4:15 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Baltimore, 8:20 p.m. Monday, Oct. 3 Indianapolis at Tampa Bay, 8:30 p.m.

WTA TORAY PAN PACIFIC OPEN

EAST DIVISION Winnipeg Montreal Hamilton Toronto

GP W L 12 8 4 12 7 5 12 6 6 12 3 9

T 0 0 0 0

PF PA 291 277 374 297 351 344 251 344

Pt 16 14 12 6

T 0 0 0 0

PF PA 288 284 324 345 334 249 272 345

Pt 14 14 12 8

WEST DIVISION Edmonton Calgary B.C. Saskatchewan

GP W L 12 7 5 12 7 5 12 6 6 12 4 8

Sunday’s result At Moncton, N.B. Hamilton 55 Calgary 36 Saturday’s results B.C. 42 Saskatchewan 5 Toronto 25 Winnipeg 24 Friday’s result Montreal 34 Edmonton 21

WEEK 14

EAST Washington N.Y. Giants Dallas Philadelphia

TENNIS

70 30 59 36

52 67 56 96

All Times Eastern Friday, Sept. 30 Montreal at Winnipeg, 7:30 p.m. Edmonton at B.C., 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1 Saskatchewan at Calgary, 4 p.m. Hamilton at Toronto, 7 p.m.

ATP MALAYSIAN OPEN

SOCCER MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE Houston Columbus Kansas City Philadelphia New York D.C. United Chicago Toronto New England

GP 31 30 30 29 30 28 29 31 30

W 10 11 10 9 8 9 6 6 5

L 9 11 9 7 7 8 8 13 13

T 12 8 11 13 15 11 15 12 12

GF GA 39 39 35 38 44 38 37 31 46 41 43 41 36 39 32 55 34 49

WESTERN CONFERENCE x-Los Angeles Seattle Real Salt Lake Dallas Colorado Portland Chivas USA San Jose Vancouver

GP 30 30 29 30 31 30 31 30 29

W 17 15 15 13 10 10 8 6 4

L 3 6 8 10 9 13 12 11 15

T 10 9 6 7 12 7 11 13 10

At Tokyo Singles First Round Ana Ivanovic (12), Serbia, def. Anastasia Rodionova, Australia, 6-4, 6-0. Mandy Minella, Luxembourg, def. Kimiko Date-Krumm, Japan, 1-6, 6-3, 6-3. Jarmila Gajdosova, Australia, def. Rebecca Marino, Vancouver, 1-6, 6-2, 7-5. Klara Zakopalova, Czech Republic, def. Urszula Radwanska, Poland, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1. Maria Kirilenko, Russia, def. Erika Sema, Japan, 6-1, 6-0. Ana Ivanovic (12), Serbia, def. Anastasia Rodionova, Australia, 6-4, 6-0. Vania King, U.S., def. Zhang Shuai, China, 6-1, 6-0. Jie Zheng, China, vs. CoCo Vandeweghe, U.S., 5-5, susp, rain. Gisela Dulko, Argentina, vs. Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgaria, 6-6, susp, rain. Second Round Marion Bartoli (7), France, def. Ayumi Morita, Japan, 6-3, 0-6, 6-3. Maria Sharapova (2), Russia, def. Tamarine Tanasugarn, Thailand, 6-2, 7-5. Jelena Jankovic (8), Serbia, def. Barbara Zahlavova Strycova, Czech Republic 6-4, 6-2.

GF GA 44 22 49 32 42 27 36 33 41 40 37 44 39 38 32 39 29 49

x — clinched playoff berth. Note: Three points for a win, one for a tie. Sunday’s result Chicago 3 New England 2 Tomorrow’s games All Times Eastern Columbus at Kansas City, 8:30 p.m. Chicago at Real Salt Lake, 9 p.m. Thursday’s game D.C. United at Philadelphia, 8 p.m.

ENGLAND PREMIER LEAGUE Norwich 2 Sunderland 1

SPAIN LA LIGA

Yesterday’s result Getafe 1 Real Betis 0

Pt 42 41 41 40 39 38 33 30 27 Pt 61 54 51 46 42 37 35 31 22

At Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Singles First Round David Goffin, Belgium, def. Matthew Ebden, Australia, 6-4, 7-6 (4). Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, def. Alex Bogomolov Jr. (6), U.S., 7-6 (3), 6-4. Dmitry Tursunov (7), Russia, def. Paul Capdeville, Chile, 6-2, 2-6, 6-1.

ATP PTT THAILAND OPEN

At Bangkok, Thailand Singles First Round Robin Haase (7), Netherlands, def. Kittiphong Wachiramanowong, Thailand, 6-3, 7-6 (1). Santiago Giraldo, Colombia, def. Dudi Sela, Israel, 6-2, 6-3. Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria, def. Ivan Dodig (5), Croatia, 6-2, 7-5. Danai Udomchoke, Thailand, def. Fabio Fognini (6), Italy, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2.

GOLF PGA FEDEXCUP FINAL STANDINGS (All figures U.S.)

1. Bill Haas 2. Webb Simpson 3. Luke Donald 4. Dustin Johnson 5. Justin Rose 6. Matt Kuchar 7. Hunter Mahan 8. Brandt Snedeker 9. Nick Watney 10. Chez Reavie 11. K.J. Choi 12. Jason Day 13. John Senden 14. Aaron Baddeley 15. Phil Mickelson 16. Adam Scott 17. Gary Woodland 18. Steve Stricker 19. Charles Howell III 20. Keegan Bradley

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FIRST ROUND

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POOL A Team x-New Zealand France Tonga Canada Japan

MP W D 3 3 0 3 2 0 3 1 0 2 1 0 3 0 0

L 0 1 2 1 3

PF PA 161 34 110 77 61 84 44 66 46 161

Pt 15 10 5 4 0

x — clinched berth in quarter-finals. Last night’s result At Napier Canada vs. Japan Saturday’s result At Auckland New Zealand 37 France 17 Saturday, Oct. 1 All Times Eastern At Wellington France vs. Tonga, 1 a.m. New Zealand vs. Canada, 10:30 p.m.

POOL B Team England Argentina Scotland Georgia Romania

MP W D 3 3 0 3 2 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 0

L 0 1 1 2 3

PF PA 121 22 65 33 61 43 16 56 35 144

Pt 14 10 10 0 0

PF PA 99 28 105 26 59 49 28 95 35 128

Pt 13 10 5 4 1

PF PA 153 19 114 36 86 34 59 101 44 266

Pt 14 10 10 5 0

Sunday’s result At Wellington Argentina 13 Scotland 12 Tonight’s game At Palmerston North Georgia vs. Romania, 2:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 1 At Auckland England vs. Scotland, 3:30 a.m. At Palmerston North Argentina vs. Georgia, 8 p.m.

POOL C Team Ireland Australia Italy U.S. Russia

MP W D 3 3 0 3 2 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 3 0 0

L 0 1 1 2 3

Sunday’s result At Rotorua Ireland 62 Russia 12 Tonight’s game At Nelson Italy vs. U.S., 2:30 a.m. Friday’s game At Nelson Australia vs. Russia, 10:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2 At Dunedin Ireland vs. Italy, 3:30 a.m.

POOL D Team South Africa Wales Samoa Fiji Namibia

MP W D 3 3 0 3 2 0 3 2 0 3 1 0 4 0 0

L 0 1 1 2 4

Yesterday’s result At New Plymouth Wales 81 Namibia 7 Sunday’s result At Auckland Samoa 27 Fiji 7 Friday’s game At Auckland South Africa vs. Samoa, 3:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 2 At Hamilton Wales vs. Fiji, 1 a.m.

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